More skilled former Olympian: Andre Dirrell or Amir Khan

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  1. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree, 100% :good

    Case and point, Bernard Hopkins was a symbol of skills, Roy Jones Junior was a symbol of talent.
     
    SJS19, Dec 11, 2011
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  2. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Yep.

    Although i think Roy's skills are a little underrated. He had great boxing IQ.
     
    slip&counter, Dec 12, 2011
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  3. Robney

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    I'm voting Khan...
    Very skilled, but not enough power and a shaky chin.
    Dirrell has extreme talent, but lacks heart (to say the least) and commitment.

    Also Dirrell never won a title, and his best win was being knocked out by AA.
     
    Robney, Dec 12, 2011
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  4. Sidious

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    Dirrell is a bad joke for boxing,he should have been a sprinter or an actor,he is not a fighter.i truly dislike Khan but how the hell can you compare those two.as amateurs Khan won silver in Athen,Dirrell didn't make it to the final.As pros it's not even funy,Khan is a multiple division champion,defeated five world champions oppose to Dirrell whos biggest win is Victor Oganov.Dirrell has no skills,if he had any he would have had a belt or some good names to prove it till now.Just face it,Michigan is a good state regarding profesional fishers,i bet you have several bass champions over there,not fighters.
     
    Sidious, Dec 12, 2011
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  5. mrjotatp4p

    mrjotatp4p THE ONE Full Member

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    Dirrell and its not even close.
     
    mrjotatp4p, Dec 12, 2011
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  6. Sidious

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    based on what?????if he is so skillfull why haven't he beat anybody till now?are you reffering to acting skills?yes,he is the next Wesley Snipes,he can be the star in Blade IV
     
    Sidious, Dec 12, 2011
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  7. Chempasillo

    Chempasillo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    obviously khan, I mean he loses time by time, but also he wins vs good competition.

    direll never fights :lol:
     
    Chempasillo, Dec 12, 2011
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  8. Relentless

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    mrhoe is a racist street crackwhore.

    he'll pick a black guy anytime even if the mofo shot his daughter on the back of the head.
     
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  9. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Dirrell is more skilled without question, while Khan is more talented without question. Both still have pretty major mental makeup issues - Khan with his ring intellect, Dirrell with his lack of willingness to actually fight.
     
    Brickhaus, Dec 12, 2011
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  10. pahapoisu

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    Dirrell showed a lot of progress going into the Abraham fight. Khan on the other hand seems to have the same problems he did before.
     
    pahapoisu, Dec 12, 2011
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  11. Tranquillity

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    Dirrell actually has the athletics talent to become a good boxer.

    But my god, I have never seen such a ***** in the ring in my life. The guy creamed his pants in the ring. Shouldn't try to become a boxer with zero heart. Zero.
     
    Tranquillity, Dec 12, 2011
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  12. hoopsman

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    :deal
     
    hoopsman, Dec 12, 2011
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  13. tolindoy

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    Dirrel's the better runner, but khan is catching up...
     
    tolindoy, Dec 12, 2011
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  14. motorcity

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    I think Dirrell is more skilled but one thing Khan has that Dirrell doesn't. Balls. It takes balls to fight Maidana, fight Peterson in his hometown, and call out the #1 and #2 P4P fighters today in a weightclass above him. Dirrell won't even fight the top two guys in his division. Dirrell is very skilled but he's like wasted talent today. To think he could've been in the super six final but he punked it all away.
     
    motorcity, Dec 12, 2011
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  15. Royal-T-Bag

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    Dirrell is FARRRRRRRR better technically. Khan has faster hands and better physical gifts but Dirrell is so damn fluent and knows how to fight on the inside/outside/trade/move etc....Dirrell is way more complete and hella underated and slept on here
     
    Royal-T-Bag, Dec 12, 2011
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